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Ordinary People is a 1980 (1980 in film) American drama film that marked the directorial debut of Robert Redford. The story concerns the disintegration of an upper-middle class family in Lake Forest, Illinois, following the death of the older son in a boating accident. The screenplay by Alvin Sargent was based upon the 1976 (1976 in literature) novel of the same name (Ordinary People (novel)) by Judith Guest.
The film was a critical and commercial success, winning that years Academy Award for Best Picture as well as three other Oscars.
Director: Robert Redford
Producer: Ronald L. Schwary
Writer: Judith Guest (Novel (Ordinary People (novel))),Alvin Sargent,Nancy Dowd
Starring: Donald Sutherland,Mary Tyler Moore,Timothy Hutton,Judd Hirsch,Elizabeth McGovern
Cinematography: John Bailey (John Bailey (cinematographer))
Editing: Jeff Kanew
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Released: September 19, 1980
Runtime: 124 minutes
Language: English
Budget: $6,000,000
Gross: $54,766,923